Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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